SBRI Healthcare has awarded £3 million to four innovations for children and young people’s health, including a handheld CO2 sensor for asthma, a digital biomarker for epilepsy, a digital health passport for epilepsy, and a non-invasive continuous glucose monitor for diabetes. Initially awarded funding for Phase 1 of the SBRI […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Digital messaging platform Alertive secures £3.7 million investment to drive UK expansion
London and Derby-based digital messaging platform Alertive has secured £3.7 million from private investors to drive its UK expansion, announcing plans to “continue breaking down communication barriers within healthcare teams by integrating more third-party systems and enhancing workflows”. The platform has been developed to meet requirements for task management and […]
NHS Dorset board assurance framework explores risk around digital maturity
NHS Dorset’s board assurance framework, part of the ICB’s January board meeting, has explored risks around digital maturity as part of the strategic objective to improve outcomes to population healthcare, including insufficient resources, challenges around EHR, and a lack of progress on research and innovation. The risk, according to the […]
BSW digital strategy to 2028 sets out digital design principles for system-wide approach, highlights efficiencies of scale, information sharing, and simplification of the digital estate
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire’s (BSW) digital strategy to 2028 has set out a series of digital design principles to guide a system-wide approach, highlighting priorities including efficiencies of scale, information sharing, and simplification of the digital estate. “A key design principle of the BSW Digital Strategy […]
University Hospital Southampton launches project linking health records and road crash data
A partnership between University Hospital Southampton and TRL, a global centre for innovation in surface transport and mobility, has launched with an aim to reduce road deaths by linking health records and road traffic collision data. Funded by £500,000 from the Department for Transport and the Road Safety Trust, the […]
In focus: NHSE’s approach to cloud outlines strategy, adoption, exit plans
NHS England has outlined its NHS cloud strategy, recognising the need for cloud to support modernisation, enable innovation and provide strong foundations. The guidance details an approach to the cloud, exploring the current NHS cloud strategy and adoption plan, guidance on migration and exit strategies, policies, and best practice. NHSE […]
NHS England’s 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance promises “greater financial flexibility” and increased local autonomy, with focus on local prioritisation, reducing waiting times, improving access
NHS England has published its 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance, with a focus on local prioritisation and planning, reducing wait times, improving access and patient flow, and more. In a foreword by Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive highlighted improvements in services and productivity, but noted that in areas like elective […]
Panel discussion: Utilising data to transform primary care, support operational efficiencies, and improve outcomes
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion, we were joined by a panel of experts from across the health sector to discuss how general practice, PCNs, and ICBs can utilise data and leverage technology to support operational efficiencies and improvements across primary care. Panellists included Kathryn Salt, assistant director of primary […]
Scotland’s First Minister’s speech: Scottish health and social care app roll-out to start end of 2025
In a speech this week at the National Robotarium in Edinburgh, Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, outlined plans around innovation, the Scottish health and social care app, Hospital at Home, and “better use of data”, as well as the potential for new technologies such as AI and robotics to “modernise” […]
Five innovation projects across Northern Ireland and Wales win share of £1 million
Five projects across Northern Ireland and Wales have been awarded a share of £1 million as part of the SBRI Cancer Challenge, which seeks innovations with the potential to offer earlier and faster diagnosis, reduced waiting times, and improved treatment for cancer patients. The five innovations include CYTED Ltd’s early […]
